Ayumi Ishida (actress)

Ayumi Ishida (いしだ あゆみ, Ishida Ayumi, born March 26, 1948) is a Japanese actress and singer. Her real name is Yoshiko Ishida (石田 良子, Ishida Yoshiko). She is the second among four daughters.[citation needed] She won the award for Best Actress at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for Yajūdeka.[1] She also won the awards for best actress at the 29th Blue Ribbon Awards and the 11th Hochi Film Award for House on Fire and Tokei - Adieu l'hiver.[2][3]

Ayumi Ishida
いしだ あゆみ
Actress Ayumi Ishida
Background information
Birth nameYoshiko Ishida (石田 良子)
Born (1948-03-26) March 26, 1948 (age 76)
Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan
OriginIkeda, Osaka, Japan
GenresEnka, kayōkyoku
Occupation(s)Idol, singer, actress
LabelsVictor Entertainment (1964–1968)
Nippon Columbia (1968–1980)
Alfa Records (1981–1984)
Sony Music Records (1985)
Taurus Records (1986)
Websiteizawaoffice.jp/artist/ishida.php

As for her musical career, she is best known for the singles "BLUE LIGHT Yokohama" (which topped the charts in 1968/1969 at #1), "Anata nara Dō Suru (#2), and "Sabaku no You na Tokyo de" (#3).[4]

Filmography edit

Film edit

TV drama edit

Discography edit

Singles edit

  • "Taiyō wa Naiteru" (1968) (#18 Oricon charts)
  • "Futari dake no Shiro" (1968)
  • "BLUE LIGHT Yokohama" (1968) (#1)
  • "Namida no Naka o Aruiteru" (1969) (#10)
  • "Kyō kara Anata o" (1969) (#7)
  • "Kenka no Aoto de Kuchizuke o" (1969) (#7)
  • "Anata nara Dō Suru" (1970) (#2)
  • "Kinō no Onna" (1970) (#8)
  • "Nani ga Anata o Sōsaseta" (1970) (#12)
  • "Tomenaide" (1971) (#20)
  • "Sabaku no Yō na Tokyo de" (1971) (#3)
  • "Omoide no Nagasaki" (1971) (#10)
  • "Sasurai no Tenshi" (1972) (#18)
  • "Marude Tobenai Kotori no Yō ni" (1972) (#45)
  • "Umare Kawareru Mono Naraba" (1972) (#43)
  • "Ai Shū" (1973) (#51)
  • "Nagisa Nite" (1973) (#52)
  • "Ai no Hyōga" (1973) (#42)
  • "Shiawase Datta wa Arigato" (1974) (#42)
  • "Koi wa Hatsukoi" (1974) (#54)
  • "Utsukushii Wakare" (1974) (#74)
  • "Ieji" (1974)
  • "Machiwabite mo" (1975)
  • "Toki ni wa Hitori de" (1975) (#83)
  • "Tomadoi" (1976)
  • "Chotto Sabishii Haru Desu ne" (1977)
  • "Kō Sakamichi Ijinkan" (1977)
  • "Konya wa Hoshizora" (1978)
  • "Osaka no Onna" (1978)
  • "MILD NIGHT" (1979) (#86)
  • "MILD WOMAN ROCK" (1980)
  • "Akai Giyaman" (1981)
  • "Hagoromo Tennyo" (1985) (#78)
  • "Wakare Michi" (1986)

Albums edit

  • Blue Light Yokohama (1969)
  • Lonely Night With Ayumi Ishida (1970)
  • My First Recital (1970)
  • Fantasy (1972)
  • Ayumi Ishida Sings Her Best Hits (1972)
  • Our Connection (with Tin Pan Alley, 1977)
  • Ayumi Ishida (1981)

Kōhaku Uta Gassen Appearances edit

Year # Song No. VS Remarks
1969 (Showa 44)/20th 1 Blue Light Yokohama (ブルー・ライト・ヨコハマ) 2/23 Masao Sen
1970 (Showa 45)/21st 2 Anata Naradousuru (あなたならどうする) 19/24 Kazuo Funaki
1971 (Showa 46)/22nd 3 Sabaku No Youna Tokyou (砂漠のような東京で) 16/25 Hideo Murata
1972 (Showa 47)/23rd 4 Umarekawarumononaraba (生まれかわるものならば) 9/23 Aoi Sankaku Jyougi
1973 (Showa 48)/24th 5 Blue Light Yokohama (2) 2/22 Teruhiko Saigō
1974 (Showa 49)/25th 6 Utsukushiki Wakare (美しい別れ) 21/25 Hachiro Kasuga
1975 (Showa 50)/26th 7 Nagisanite (渚にて) 21/24 Hachiro Kasuga (2)
1976 (Showa 51)/27th 8 Tokiniwa Hitoride (時には一人で) 12/24 Yukio Hashi
1977 (Showa 52)/28th 9 Minato Sakamichi Ijinyakata (港・坂道・異人館) 16/24 Frank Nagai
1993 (Heisei 5)/44th 10 Blue Light Yokohama (3) 8/26 Tetsuya Watari First Half Finale, returned after 16 years.

In other media edit

Ayumi Ishida is mentioned in the 2017 crime/mystery novel Blue Light Yokohama by Nicolás Obregón to be printed in the United Kingdom by Michael Joseph and Minotaur in the USA.

Ayumi Ishida is mentioned in Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood.

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ 第4回ヨコハマ映画祭 1982年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  2. ^ ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009.
  3. ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Ayumi Ishida Discography" (in Japanese). Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "いしだあゆみ、森進一らに旭日小綬章 21年春の叙勲発表". Sponichi. Retrieved April 29, 2021.

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